A study done by the Maternal Health Study Group of the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System wanted to determine the difference in morbidity or mortality between planned c-sections and planned vaginal deliveries. They found that though the absolute risk was small, cesareans led to an increased risk of cardiac arrest, wound hematoma, hysterectomy, major infection, anesthesia complications and venous thromboembolisms. Also, these women stayed in the hospital longer. It should also be noted that the study found a slightly higher risk of hemorrhage that required transfusion in the vaginal delivery group.

In essence, when women are provided on-demand c-sections, that is for a reason other than medical, doctors are introducing higher risks to those women which can lead to tremendous difficulties. Before you schedule that section, make sure you’ve covered all options.

And in related news, “a 1999 study…of first babies showed that elective induction of labor is a risk factor for having a cesarean.” Women whose labor had spontaneously begun had a cesarean rate of 7.8% while those who elected induced labors experienced a c-section rate of 17.5%. Of course there are always other factors to be considered, but it is one definite factor in whether you’ll have a c-section. The study authors recommend that women not be induced unless there is a proven benefit to mother and child.

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